The Monkey Versus the VP
Dr Brenda Montgomery
&
David Ryan,
DE Capacity Building Officers
Chief Inspector’s report for
2008-10
“A key issue for schools is the
building of staff capacity …”
Think about how you do this..
The Monkey Versus the VP
The Monkey Scale
1
2
3
Gorilla
Not Good
I take them all
4
5
6
7
Chimp
Fair
I take some of them
8
9
10
Spider Monkey
Good
I take very few
John Blanchard
“The more I take care of everything for
other people, the more dependent they
become. In the process their self-esteem
and confidence are eroded and I am
prevented from dealing effectively with my
own monkeys”
Blanchard, J. (2004) The One Minute Manager Meets
the Monkey. London, Fontana. P49
Self Evaluation
School Self Evaluation
Personal Self Evaluation
(as a teacher and VP)
Tools for the
Self-Evaluative VP
SWOT (TOWS) Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
SCOT Analysis
Strengths
Challenges
Opportunities
Threats
PEST(LE) Analysis
Political
Economic
Social
Technological
Legal
Environmental
STEEP Analysis
Social
Technological
Environmental
Political
Economic
360 Degree Analysis
Self Audit
Not Started
Assisting the Principal
Deputising for Principal
Record Keeping
Managing Meetings
Resource Management
Working with Parents
Working with Professionals
Annual Reviews
Staff Welfare
Policy Review and
Development
Discipline
Curriculum
Staff Development
Capacity Building
etc
Emerging
Developing
Embedded
Leadership
Administration
Management
Medium term
Long term
Short term
Medium term
Long term
Short term
Medium term
Long term
Short term
Business
(L&T)
LAMB Targets
Leadership Area
Short term
Medium term
Long term
For Self
For School
Self Evaluation
Action Planning
SEN Resource File
Three copies in
every school in
Northern Ireland
Every Teacher has
access on
LearningNI
File Contents
Chapter
Key Contributors
Leadership and Management
David Ryan DE, BELB and Principals
The Role of the SENCO
Brenda Montgomery DE, SEELB and
David Ryan DE, BELB
Quality Indicators for the Work of
the SENCO
Dr John Hunter, ETI
Understanding Memory Difficulties
Dr Sharon McMurray, Stranmillis
University College
Reading, Writing and Spelling for
Children with SEN
Dr Sharon McMurray, Stranmillis
University College, ELB Peripatetic
Services
File Contents
Chapter
Key Contributors
The Autistic Spectrum
Middletown and ELB ASD Services
Understanding and Managing
Social, Emotional and Behavioural
Difficulties
Dr Brenda Montgomery DE, SEELB
Mathematics for Children with
SEN
Michael Poots, Deborah Henry and Kay
McGuiness
Moderate Learning Difficulties
Brendan Gillan and Brookfield School
ICT For Inclusion
Norma Perceval-Price, C2K
File Contents
Chapter
Key Contributors
Individual Education Plans
Dr John Hunter, ETI
Physical Disability
Fleming Fulton and Mitchell House
Special Schools
Sensory Difficulties, Visual and
Auditory
Jordanstown Schools and ELB
Peripatetic Services
Speech, Language and
Communication Difficulties
Clare Evans, DE/SELB, David Ryan, DE,
BELB and Royal College of Speech and
Language Therapists
Future Additions
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Effective Use of Data (presentation)
Assessment (presentation)
Sensory processing
SLD
MLD post primary
Gifted and Talented
Working with families and parents
The Monkey Versus the VP
Take Two
John Blanchard
“I figuratively patted one of my staff’s
monkeys and said, “Don’t worry, little
fellow, you’ll be going home soon. Then,
with a glance at my own monkeys, I said
“And I will finally have some time for you!”
Blanchard, J. (2004) The One Minute Manager Meets
the Monkey. London, Fontana. P49
The Monkey Versus the VP
Thank You !